Forza Horizon 5was recently revealed during Xbox’s showcase at E3 2021. The game was one of the biggest features of the event, with a large portion of time dedicated to describingForza Horizon 5’s setting and what new features and adventures players can expect when the game launches. The game all-around looks to be technically impressive, with an overhauled online system that allows players to see nearby drivers in real-time as well as recommending online activities through a new integrated AI assistant.
One of the biggest reveals aboutForza Horizon 5was also its setting in Mexico. The game’s section of the Xbox E3 showcase went into a lot of detail by showing off a variety of different locations from dense jungle paths to a beautiful coastal city and the sprawling Mexico desert. The showcase also revealed thatForza Horizon 5is incorporating art and murals from real Mexican artists to help bring the cultural wealth of the nation to the game as accurately as possible. The game looked undeniably beautiful, especially when shown in full 4K that would be available on the Xbox Series X/S.
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Forza Horizon 5’s New Graphical Features
TheForzaseries is well known for its graphical fidelity, especially the recently releasedPC port ofForza Horizon 4, butForza Horizon 5is able to take it to a whole new level thanks to some impressive graphical improvements. One of the game’s biggest improvements is in its new day-and-night cycle and weather mechanics. In the showcase,Forza Horizon 5details how the development team went to Mexico and recorded hours of the sky in different locations using cameras with 12K resolution to recreate it as realistically as possible. The footage allowed the team to implement a detailed lighting system inForza Horizon 5that constantly shifts and changes to be as accurate and lifelike as possible.
Forza Horizon 5also features some locations that are recreated as accurately as possible using photogrammetry data. During the showcase, the team showed off a scene that included cacti with every needle rendered, citing that the photorealistic graphics in-game were possible thanks to the Xbox Series X. Another ofForza Horizon 5’s impressive aspects comes from the game’s draw distance. There is a moment inForza Horizon 5’s gameplay trailerthat shows a player driving off the side of a mountain with miles of the landscape visible below in a beautiful spectacle thanks to the new console’s superior rendering power.
Forza Horizon 5truly looks like a next-generation title. The footage and details shown off during Xbox’s E3 showcase are incredibly impressive and make the game look like a new leap in graphical fidelity and detail for the series. The reveal does seem to confirm the rumor from late last year thatForza Horizon 5would release before the newForza Motorsporttitle, as the latter title only got mentioned during the showcase in the form of a confirmation that the team is still working on it. Thankfully, players do not have too much longer to wait to get their hands onForza Horizon 5so that they can start racing across a beautiful recreation of Mexico.
Forza Horizon 5releases on November 9 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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